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Local Enterprise Office

Start Your Own Business workshops
Over four weeks, you'll attend a total of eight workshops on everything from business planning and registration to marketing and management skills.
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Celebrate National Women's Enterprise Day at Kilronan Castle
A Galway/Mayo/Roscommon event will be held at Kilronan Castle, Co. Roscommon, on Thursday,18th October.
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Free event to help you Brexit-proof your business
A special Brexit event will take place on October 2nd for those who want to learn more about the possible impacts of the UK's exit from the EU.
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Building Craft and Design enterprise programme
We are looking for ambitious creative enterprises who want to inject new ideas and approaches to product development into their practice.
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In the Spotlight: Gran Grans Foods
'Keep positive. Believe in your capabilities. Everybody is born with a gift and with consistency and hard work you will achieve your objectives.'
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Project Management team sought for Athenry food innovation hub
The vision for the Bia Innovator project is to provide seamless growth, innovation and acceleration supports to the food sector across 3 buildings
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Facebook to address LEO Galway event on brand-building and trading online
**SOLD OUT** The event aims to provide insight into the process of building a successful online presence through the development of an effective website and engaging social media channels.
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Enhance your business skills with our short courses
Half and full day courses on a variety of business topics including accounting using Excel, marketing, social media, SEO and website design/management.
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Unlock export markets with help from Local Enterprise Office Galway
The ‘Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters’ grant aims to help small businesses develop products and services for export
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Welcome to Local Enterprise Office Galway

We are here to help you to start your new business, expand an existing business or help you to reach new markets.

We are the first stop shop for your business needs.

Training courses and workshops

The Local Enterprise Office provides a range of training courses that give small business owners practical skills for their business development. Click here for more.

Boost your online trade

Financial Assistance is one of many ways that Local Enterprise Office Galway tries to help businesses grow in the county. The Trading Online Voucher scheme is but one of many of these supports available to businesses.

Growing Entrepreneurship

Fostering and growing entrepreneurship in Galway is one of the main objectives of Local Enterprise Office Galway. Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur competition is but one of a range of initiatives aimed at helping entrepreneurs reach their goals.

Latest News

21/09/2018
New scheme to support retail SMEs to develop competitive online offer...
This grant of up to €25k will help retailers increase their customer base & build a more resilient business in domestic & global markets - online and offline...
20/09/2018
National Women's Enterprise Day at Kilronan Castle
19/09/2018
National recognition for Loughrea company
Gran Grans Foods, based in Loughrea, is one of five Irish suppliers named as winners of the national #GrowWithAldi competition ...
19/09/2018
2018 Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards announced...
From maximising yields to novel farm safety solutions, the most innovative Irish agri-tech products were named by the Minister of State for Business....
18/09/2018
Ploughing’s Local Enterprise Village Showcases Ireland’s Small Businesses...
Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. has officially opened the Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships....
18/09/2018
Building Craft and Design Enterprise Programme
We are looking for ambitious creative enterprises who want to inject new ideas and approaches to product development into their practice....
14/09/2018
Free event to help Galway businesses Brexit proof their companies...
A special Brexit eventwill take place on October 2nd for Galway business owners who want to learn more about the possible impacts of the UK's exit from the EU....
14/09/2018
Minister Humphreys launches largest National Women’s Enterprise Day...
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., has launched the programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) 2018 taking place on Thursday 18th October with 16 major female entrepreneurial events planned across the country....
13/09/2018
Former LEO Galway client takes to the road on the CEO Tour...
Until October 18th, Michael (of OnePageCRM) will cover the length and breadth of the UK on the CEO Tour 2018.
11/09/2018
LEO Galway to be represented at National Womens Enterprise Day event...
Celebrate National Women’s Enterprise Day on October 18th at one of 16 events around the country
11/09/2018
GMIT Mayo to host unique event for female entrepreneurs
Every year, since 2006, The Innovation Hub at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Mayo has hosted a ‘Spirit of’ event. ...
11/09/2018
LEO Galway welcomes new team members
Featured in Galway Advertiser on 30th August 2018 - meet the newest members of the LEO Galway team
10/09/2018
Minor Works Contracts Worth €100million...
Building contractors, especially SMES, are being urged to register for minor works contracts worth €100m...
23/08/2018
First sustainability festival takes place in Galway next week...
The first ‘Loving Galway’ sustainability festival will run from the 20-30th of September 2018, in celebration of Galway's ‘Green and Blue’ spaces ...
05/09/2018
Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen TD encourages SMEs to consider new export markets “Beyond Local” ...
SMEs in the Mid-West region have been told that enterprises in Ireland should consider the opportunities of internationalising their business as a means of overcoming the challenges of Brexit and other market developments....
17/08/2015
Start Your Own Business Training
Over 8 sessions, you'll learn the fundamentals of starting a business, and also whether your own business idea is viable. ...

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Case Studies

22/08/2018
Gran Grans Foods
'Keep positive. Believe in your capabilities. Everybody is born with a gift and with consistency and hard work you will achieve your objectives.'...
14/09/2018
Cormac Tagging
Cormac Tagging is a family run business with a successful 30 year track record in agri business sector....
13/09/2018
OnePageCRM tours the UK
Until October 18th, Michael (of OnePageCRM) will cover the length and breadth of the UK on the CEO Tour 2018....
22/08/2018
Irish Socksciety
'Positive and humble attitude are the key whether it's towards your customer, product or your own self.'...
21/08/2018
Peppermint
Joanna Cronin founded Peppermint a few years ago, designing and making high-end costume and semi-precious jewellery in her workshop in Galway....
26/07/2018
Solaris
Solaris Botanicals creates organic teas and health-related products for export to mainland Europe, Scandinavia and the United Arab Emirates....
26/07/2018
Dia Nia
In 2016, Dia Nia secured 2 million euro in seed funding, and announced that it would create 20 new jobs....
26/07/2018
Bowl a Granola
An avid cookery fan, Siobhán started making her own organic granola because she found many of the commercially available brands too sweet for her taste....
26/04/2016
Jethro Sheen – A Passion for Stone
Jethro Sheen has created an oasis of calm and beauty in his showrooms in the old fever hospital in Gort....
08/12/2015
Local Food & Craft Gift Fair 2015
Coverage of the local food and craft gift fair at the Blackbox theatre on 14/15 Nov...
20/01/2015
ExOrdo - A Galway Success Story
Ex Ordo is a technology company that helps academics to manage research events....
13/05/2015
O'Halloran Wood Turners
Ambrose and Brid have been woodturning in their studio in Cregboy for the past twenty years ...
03/04/2015
The Friendly Farmer
The Friendly Farmer aka Ronan Byrne produces his free range meat and especially poultry from the families 35 acre farm outside Athenry...